It was a Very Very Very Good Day
I was watching Mike and Mike (only because they were talking about the Red Sox!) and they had Bob Ryan on, and even he was saying that Boston's in trouble and the bullpen is pretty much nonexistent. But he lost me when he said they aren't even competing with NY anymore and all they have left is the Wild Card. It's the 2nd week in August, and we have 9 games against NY. I wouldn't be counting the Sox out yet.
One of the Mikes also mentioned the possibility that Varitek could call the signs from the bench. Um, why didn't I think of that? They should definitely try that.
Now for the game. Crisp and Loretta both singled to start the series against Baltimore (Millar for 3 days!). Manny lined the ball so hard at Tejada that he couldn't come up with it (he now has a 26-game hitting streak), and Coco scored. Mike Lowell got hit in the freaking head by a pitch and was down for a couple minutes, but he took his base and seemed fine (thank God, seriously). The pitcher was actually really great about it, saying this after the game: "It was pretty scary," Loewen said. "I was praying for him as soon as I saw it hit him. But he bounced back with a great game and that shows how great of a competitor he is."
Lowell totally fell into the stands making a catch. And he stole 3rd for his next act. Busy day for Mike!
Baltimore started off the 3rd by walking Loretta and Ortiz. Mark came in to score, as did Papi, and then Youkilis scored, Lowell scored, then Lopez and Pena scored on a Gonz TRIPLE, Alex came home. 7 runs in one inning = awesome.
Baltimore tried to score in the 4th, and Jeff Conine got thrown out at the plate by about 4 feet. Nice try.
David Wells, the new ace? He pitched 7 innings and only gave up one run; it really was a beautiful thing to see. Finally, a pitcher who did well. Then Kyle Snyder came in and pitched the last 2, and also allowed just one run. I'm liking that combo.
Many thanks go out to Baltimore, for so graciously losing and stopping the 5-game skid. 9-2! Appreciate it!
Yankees lost to Vlad and the Angels, putting the Sox only 2 back.
I was pretty excited to change the channels after the Sox game and come across a Patriots game. What a good day yesterday was.
Story of the Day (from MLB.com):
Sox slugger David Ortiz was recently quoted as saying that he loves seafood, but he wasn't familiar with how to get to Maine, which is noted for having top-notch lobsters. When you are as mythic a figure as Ortiz, such a statement does not go unnoticed.
Maine Gov. John Baldacci had 41 cooked lobsters shipped to Ortiz in the Red Sox clubhouse before Friday's game. Why 41 lobsters? Because that is how many home runs Ortiz had entering the game. The lobsters were presented to Ortiz by representatives of the Maine Lobster Council.
Ortiz was so touched by the gesture that he autographed a bat for Baldacci.
QotD:
Lowell, after seeing a Yankee fan backing up when he fell: "I actually gave him three baseballs between innings because I saw on the replay he moved back out of the way. So I gave him three balls, I wrote, 'Next time, catch me.'"
One of the Mikes also mentioned the possibility that Varitek could call the signs from the bench. Um, why didn't I think of that? They should definitely try that.
Now for the game. Crisp and Loretta both singled to start the series against Baltimore (Millar for 3 days!). Manny lined the ball so hard at Tejada that he couldn't come up with it (he now has a 26-game hitting streak), and Coco scored. Mike Lowell got hit in the freaking head by a pitch and was down for a couple minutes, but he took his base and seemed fine (thank God, seriously). The pitcher was actually really great about it, saying this after the game: "It was pretty scary," Loewen said. "I was praying for him as soon as I saw it hit him. But he bounced back with a great game and that shows how great of a competitor he is."
Lowell totally fell into the stands making a catch. And he stole 3rd for his next act. Busy day for Mike!
Baltimore started off the 3rd by walking Loretta and Ortiz. Mark came in to score, as did Papi, and then Youkilis scored, Lowell scored, then Lopez and Pena scored on a Gonz TRIPLE, Alex came home. 7 runs in one inning = awesome.Baltimore tried to score in the 4th, and Jeff Conine got thrown out at the plate by about 4 feet. Nice try.
David Wells, the new ace? He pitched 7 innings and only gave up one run; it really was a beautiful thing to see. Finally, a pitcher who did well. Then Kyle Snyder came in and pitched the last 2, and also allowed just one run. I'm liking that combo.Many thanks go out to Baltimore, for so graciously losing and stopping the 5-game skid. 9-2! Appreciate it!Yankees lost to Vlad and the Angels, putting the Sox only 2 back.
I was pretty excited to change the channels after the Sox game and come across a Patriots game. What a good day yesterday was.
Story of the Day (from MLB.com):
Sox slugger David Ortiz was recently quoted as saying that he loves seafood, but he wasn't familiar with how to get to Maine, which is noted for having top-notch lobsters. When you are as mythic a figure as Ortiz, such a statement does not go unnoticed.
Maine Gov. John Baldacci had 41 cooked lobsters shipped to Ortiz in the Red Sox clubhouse before Friday's game. Why 41 lobsters? Because that is how many home runs Ortiz had entering the game. The lobsters were presented to Ortiz by representatives of the Maine Lobster Council.
Ortiz was so touched by the gesture that he autographed a bat for Baldacci.
QotD:
Lowell, after seeing a Yankee fan backing up when he fell: "I actually gave him three baseballs between innings because I saw on the replay he moved back out of the way. So I gave him three balls, I wrote, 'Next time, catch me.'"
posted by laura at 09:40
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